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Abbreviate and italicize names of journals. Use initial capital letters. Abbreviate according to the listing in the PubMed Journals database (see also , Abbreviations, Names of Journals). Include ...
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Abbreviate and italicize names of journals. Use initial capital letters. Abbreviate according to the listing in the PubMed Journals database (see also , Abbreviations, Names of Journals). Include parenthetical designation of a city if it is included in the PubMed abbreviation, for example, Medicine (Baltimore), Ann Urol (Paris). Information enclosed in brackets should be retained without brackets, eg, J Comp Physiol A for J Comp Physiol [A]. If the name of a journal has changed since the time the reference was published, use the name of the journal at the time of publication. For example, the journal formerly called Transactions Less

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For an article with discontinuous pagination, in one issue, follow the style shown in the example below: 1. Herr KA, Garand L. Assessment and measurement of pain in older adults. Clin Geriatr Med. ...
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For an article with discontinuous pagination, in one issue, follow the style shown in the example below: 1. Herr KA, Garand L. Assessment and measurement of pain in older adults. Clin Geriatr Med. 2001;17:457-478, vi. | Less

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In references to journals that have no volume or issue numbers, use the issue date, as shown in example 1 below. If there is an issue number but no volume number, use the style shown in example 2 ...
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If an issue has 2 or more parts, the part cited should be indicated in accordance with the following example: 1. McCormick MC, Kass B, Elixhauser A, Thompson J, Simpson L. Annual report on access to ...
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If an issue has 2 or more parts, the part cited should be indicated in accordance with the following example: 1. McCormick MC, Kass B, Elixhauser A, Thompson J, Simpson L. Annual report on access to and utilization of health care for children and youth in the United States: 1999. Pediatrics. 2000;105(1, pt 3):219-230. | Less

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The NLM Recommended Formats defines a special or theme issue as follows: “Special issues are frequently published to present the papers from conferences.… They may also be published to commemorate a ...
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The NLM Recommended Formats defines a special or theme issue as follows: “Special issues are frequently published to present the papers from conferences.… They may also be published to commemorate a specific event or to bring together papers on a specific subject.” JAMA and the Archives Journals refer to these as theme issues. References to the complete contents of a special or theme issue of a journal should be cited as follows: 1. Flanagin A, Winker MA, eds. Global health. JAMA. 2004;291(21, theme issue):2511-2664. 2. Blodi BA, Ferris FL III, guest eds. Blindness. Arch Ophthalmol. 2004;122(4, theme issue):437-676. Special or theme Less

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The following example illustrates the basic format: 1. Body JJ, Greipp P, Coleman RE, et al. A phase I study of AMGN-0007, a recombinant osteoprotegerin construct, in patients with multiple myeloma ...
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The following example illustrates the basic format: 1. Body JJ, Greipp P, Coleman RE, et al. A phase I study of AMGN-0007, a recombinant osteoprotegerin construct, in patients with multiple myeloma or breast carcinoma related metastases. Cancer. 2003;97(3)(suppl):887-892. If the supplement is numbered, and there is no issue number, use the following form: 2. McDougle CJ, Stigler KA, Posey DJ. Treatment of aggression in children and adolescents with autism and conduct disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2003; 64(suppl 4):16-25. If the supplement is numbered, and there is an issue number, use the form below: 3. Crino L, Cappuzzo F. Present and Less

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Several types of published abstracts may be cited: (1) an abstract of a complete article taken from another publication, as in the Abstracts section of JAMA, (2) a rewritten abstract of a published ...
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Several types of published abstracts may be cited: (1) an abstract of a complete article taken from another publication, as in the Abstracts section of JAMA, (2) a rewritten abstract of a published article with an appended commentary, and (3) an abstract published in the society proceedings of a journal. (For examples of abstracts presented at meetings, published or unpublished, see , Special Print Materials, Serial Publications, and , Special Print Materials, Unpublished Material.) Ideally, reference to any of these types of abstracts should be permitted only when the original article is not readily available (eg, non English-language articles or Less

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Reference may be made to material that has no named author or is prepared by a committee or other group. The following forms are used: 1. Ferguson JJ, Califf RM, Antman EM, et al; SYNERGY Trial ...
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Reference may be made to material that has no named author or is prepared by a committee or other group. The following forms are used: 1. Ferguson JJ, Califf RM, Antman EM, et al; SYNERGY Trial Investigators. Enoxaparin vs unfractionated heparin in high-risk patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes managed with an intended early invasive strategy: primary results of the SYNERGY randomized trial. JAMA.2004;292(1):45-54. 2. Eye Diseases Prevalence Research Group. Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in the United States. Arch Ophthalmol. 2004;122(4):564-572. 3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Prevalence of receiving multiple preventive-care services among adults with Less

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A complete print journal reference includes the following: ▪ Authors' surnames and initials ▪ Title of article and subtitle, if any ▪ Abbreviated name of journal ▪ Year ▪ Volume number ▪ Issue number ...
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A complete print journal reference includes the following: ▪ Authors' surnames and initials ▪ Title of article and subtitle, if any ▪ Abbreviated name of journal ▪ Year ▪ Volume number ▪ Issue number ▪ Part or supplement number, when pertinent ▪ Inclusive page numbers | Less

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Do not omit digits from inclusive page numbers. The year, followed by a semicolon; the volume number and the issue number (in parentheses), followed by a colon; the initial page number, a hyphen, and ...
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Do not omit digits from inclusive page numbers. The year, followed by a semicolon; the volume number and the issue number (in parentheses), followed by a colon; the initial page number, a hyphen, and the final page number, followed by a period, are set without spaces. 1. Rainier S, Thomas D, Tokarz D, et al. Myofibrillogenesis regulator 1 gene mutations cause paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis. Arch Neurol. 2004;61(7):1025-1029. 2. Hyduk A, Croft JB, Ayala C, Zheng K, Zheng Z-J, Mensah GA. Pulmonary hypertension surveillance United States, 1980 2002. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2005;54(5):1-28. | Less